Next move

"I... um... yourself?" Brian was hopelessly lost in this conversation. He was out of his depth even just talking with women, let alone an attractive one who had suddenly sat down beside him and was giving him close attention and physical contact.

The woman chuckled. "You're not used to this are you?" Andrew couldn't believe he was saying these words. Being dressed up like this was bad enough, but saying these things? Constantly pressing Brian's buttons?

Brian blushed a beet red at the comment. "I'm sorry," he looked down at the still laptop, breaking eye contact.

"What do you have to feel sorry about?"

"I... ah... well..."

"Look, lets make this easy. The movie theatre is over there. Why don't you buy us both some tickets?" Tickets? A date? Andrew's mind screamed out but there was nothing he could do to stop this.

Brian's expression was like a **** row inmate receiving a pardon. "Really?" he exhaled, "I mean, I'm not much of a... I mean sure, let me get my stuff..."

Brian got to his feet, breaking the embrace, and hastily got to packing up his laptop. When done, he looked towards "Penny" like he didn't expect her to still be there, if Andrew had had his way "she" wouldn't have been, but his body had stayed standing in position the whole time. The moment Brian looked towards "her" and showed he wasn't sure what to do next, "Penny" smoothly looped "her" arm through his and they walked towards the other side of the mall.